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Winter Pantry Staples for When You are Stuck at Home

By Annie

This list of pantry staples to keep on hand will ensure you have what you need in case of emergency. Winter is here and that can mean finding yourself stuck indoors for a few days while waiting for a blizzard or winter storm to pass. There is nothing worse than hearing the latest forecast and not being prepared. Going out to the store only to find that there is nothing left to buy is not a good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food

Bacon Wrapped Garlic Appetizer

By Annie

This Bacon Wrapped Garlic Appetizer is delicious, easy, sure to please a crowd, and best of all, it's ready in just 10 minutes! Bacon Wrapped Garlic Appetizer Backstory It's all about garlic these days at our house! If we haven't been drying garlic, cleaning garlic or selling garlic, we've been eating garlic. It's like this at the end of summer every year at our house. Everything is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Garlic, Recipes

Crab Chowder Recipe

By Annie

This homemade Crab Chowder Recipe is creamy, rich and hearty. The perfect meal for a cool afternoon or a cold night, and great to pair with homemade biscuits for a filling and comforting meal! Why You'll Love this Crab Chowder Recipe We love seafood, likely because we grew up on the ocean and enjoyed so much of it growing up. A couple of years ago,  I wrote about Graham's crab … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Hunting & Fishing, Recipes

Garlic Scape Pesto Pasta – Recipe

By Annie

Looking for a quick and easy dinner idea? Try this Garlic Scape Pesto Pasta recipe - make it with any kind of Pesto! A simple but delicious dish that's perfect for any night of the week! Why You'll Love this Pasta Recipe Pesto pasta is a versatile and flavorful dish that is so easy to make! Even if you don't have garlic scape pesto, you can make this pasta with the pesto of your choice and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Garlic, Recipes

What to Make for Dinner Tonight

By Annie

That's an age old question. What to make for dinner tonight? It's on the minds of every single cook, every single day. Some cooks (like Graham) enjoy mulling over that question but for others (like me) it becomes that dreaded question. Because I've just plain run out of ideas...and motivation sometimes! And I'm not alone in that. It happens a lot. This is especially true if there is only one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food

Mediterranean Lemon Chicken Recipe

By Annie

This Mediterranean Lemon Chicken recipe is a simple and delicious way to serve a hearty meal that's bursting with fresh flavors! You'll love the fresh citrus taste and how easy it is to put this dish together. Why You'll Love This Recipe Graham's getting creative in his kitchen again, this time coming up with another great chicken dinner. If you like lemon you will love this - the flavour … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Recipes

Drying Lovage and other Herbs

By Annie

what is lovage, grow herbs, grow my own herbs

We have perennial herbs growing in the garden, so every year we get to enjoy harvests. We use them fresh in cooking, but we also dry the herbs to use in the winter. Here's my method for drying herbs for use all year long.   Drying Herbs:       This is lovage. It tastes a lot like celery but it's stronger. It's great to use in soups or stews. You can see it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drying Herbs, Food

Homemade Chunky Salsa Recipe for Canning

By Annie

This homemade chunky salsa recipe for canning is so easy to make! Keep reading for tips on how to use a hot water bath to can your homemade salsa!   Making and canning Salsa is pretty much a yearly event here. After all, who doesn't love homemade salsa? We often have a pre-dinner snack of fresh tomato salsa and tortilla chips or nachos, usually with a cold mug of home brewed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canning, Food, Recipes

How to Make Dandelion Jelly – Recipe

By Annie

I've always wanted to try making some Dandelion Jelly - and this year, I did. Spring is Dandelion season here in southern BC! And wow do we get a lot of Dandelions here; we run an organic homestead here so do not use any pesticides or commercial weed killers. And, because of that, our native flowers and plants are left to grow, flower and reseed themselves. Dandelions are not weeds, no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canning, Flowers, Food

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